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Consumer prices rose 0.2 percent from July to August along the Wasatch Front, Zions Bank officials said Wednesday.
Prices over the past 12 months have gone up 1.1 percent in the state, which is lower than the national rate of 1.7 percent. The national price index went down 0.2 percent from July to August, according to the bank's monthly Consumper Price Index.
Transportation prices mirrored the overall 1.1 percent increase. They were spurred by higher costs for automobiles, which more than offset decreases in airfare and gasoline prices.
A gallon of gas cost an average of $3.66 in August, down from $3.71 in July, the Zions report said. Housing prices dropped 0.2, led by the seasonal drop in hotel-room rates, while the cost of food at home went up 0.8 percent.